The Great Wall of China inspires wonder among its millions of visitors each year. Read on to learn about its unique history and how to visit. By Melanie Lieberman Updated on March 27, 2023 Fact checked by Olivia Young Photo: Getty Images ...
In addition to traditional celebrations and activities, there are some interesting facts about the Chinese New Year that people rarely know.
A year later, the export version (DD-1EX) was launched in the US for $600 and was bundled with three electronic books, includingCompton’s Concise Encyclopedia. The books were available on 3-inch optical discs that could contain up to 100,000 pages of text.⇢ More info.⇢ Photo cred...
The Chinese calendar is about one month behind our (so called Gregorian) calendar as it has between 30 and 50 more days per year. And the Chinese zodiac calendar has a cycle of 12 years. The calendar was started on astronomical observations of the moon's phases. Each year a Chinese zodia...
September 24, 1944, will forever be a pivotal date in Johnson & Johnson’s milestone-packed, over 130-year history: It was the day it launched its initial public offering, making Johnson & Johnson a publicly traded company. The decision to list the company on the New York Stock Exchange ...
Versatile, pliable, durable, cheap to produce—and ubiquitous. Plastic is all of that. It is also both a life-saving miracle product and the scourge of the Earth. Here are eight essential facts to keep in mind.
Nico was a model, an actress and the singer on one of rock's most influential albums –The Velvet Underground and Nico(1967). The record was not a commercial success, but its merits as a foundational art-rock masterpiece cannot be understated. Nico went on to record more music on her ...
For example, the price of wheat in the United States, adjusted for inflation, has fallen by about two-thirds in the last 200 years. Since 1950, the world’s per capita food production has increased by about one percent per year. The incidence of famine has diminished, with famines in ...
Scientists have two theories about the formation of the Hawaiian Islands. Unlike most volcanoes, the Hawaiian chain sits squarely in the middle of the Pacific plate rather than on a tectonic boundary. In 1963, J. Tuzo Wilson proposed the “hotspot theory” to explain this unusual placement. Wil...
Next, we'll look beyond training and tactics to see what makes the world's top eaters truly amazing. The Best Competitive Eaters in the World The Incredible Edible Egg The hard-boiled egg eating contest is one of the most memorable scenes in the 1967 Paul Newman film "Cool Hand Luke." ...